Sec. 40.054.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY.  Subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the legislature, the department is entitled to obtain any criminal history information from records maintained by:
(1)  the Department of Public Safety, as prescribed by Section 411.114, Government Code;
(2)  another law enforcement agency in this state, subject to the same procedures and limitations prescribed by Section 411.114, Government Code, as applicable;  or
(3)  federal agencies, as provided by federal law.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.